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US Modernizing its FPS-117 Surveillance Radars

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Jan 30/14: An $8.5 million firm-fixed-price contract modification, exercising unpriced options for 13 Field Maintenance Equipment Kits to provide “spare single point failure items” in support of AN/FPS-117 radar site modernizations in Canada, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Hill AFB, UT.

All funds are committed immediately, using FY 2012 and FY 2014 procurement budgets. Work will be performed at Liverpool, NY, with the kits being delivered to the various locations by July 30/15. The USAF Life Cycle Management Center/PZZKA at Hill AFB, UT manages this contract (FA8217-11-C-0005, PO 0017).

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Early brochure(click to view full) The L-band, solid-state, 3-D AN/FPS-117 remains a very popular air surveillance radar around the globe, and can support both military and civilian functions. They’re designed for relatively good range and minimal maintenance, even in extremely harsh environments like northern Alaska and Greenland. Lockheed Martin MS2 Radar Systems in Liverpool, NY has long since taken over from GE as the contractor who makes and maintains them, while the Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, UT handles contracts, with a goal of maintaining current system coverage until 2025… FPS-117(click to view full) Jan 30/14: An $8.5 million firm-fixed-price contract modification, exercising unpriced options for 13 Field Maintenance Equipment Kits to provide “spare single point failure items” in support of AN/FPS-117 radar site modernizations in Canada, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Hill AFB, UT. All funds are committed immediately, using FY 2012 and FY 2014 procurement budgets. Work will be performed at Liverpool, NY, with the kits being delivered to the various locations by July 30/15. The USAF Life Cycle Management Center/PZZKA at Hill AFB, UT manages this contract (FA8217-11-C-0005, PO 0017). Dec 14/12: A $16.4 million contract modification to modernize an unspecified number of AN/FPS-117 Long Range […]
FPS-117

Early brochure
(click to view full)

The L-band, solid-state, 3-D AN/FPS-117 remains a very popular air surveillance radar around the globe, and can support both military and civilian functions. They’re designed for relatively good range and minimal maintenance, even in extremely harsh environments like northern Alaska and Greenland.

Lockheed Martin MS2 Radar Systems in Liverpool, NY has long since taken over from GE as the contractor who makes and maintains them, while the Air Logistics Center at Hill AFB, UT handles contracts, with a goal of maintaining current system coverage until 2025…

FPS-117 at Templehof

FPS-117
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Jan 30/14: An $8.5 million firm-fixed-price contract modification, exercising unpriced options for 13 Field Maintenance Equipment Kits to provide “spare single point failure items” in support of AN/FPS-117 radar site modernizations in Canada, Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Hill AFB, UT.

All funds are committed immediately, using FY 2012 and FY 2014 procurement budgets. Work will be performed at Liverpool, NY, with the kits being delivered to the various locations by July 30/15. The USAF Life Cycle Management Center/PZZKA at Hill AFB, UT manages this contract (FA8217-11-C-0005, PO 0017).

Dec 14/12: A $16.4 million contract modification to modernize an unspecified number of AN/FPS-117 Long Range Radars via the essential parts replacement program. Work will be performed in Canada until June 20/16 (FA8217-11-C-0005, PO 0008).

Aug 8/11: A $30.2 million firm-fixed-price contract for modernization of 29 AN/FPS 117 long range radars via the essential parts replacement program. Work will be performed at Liverpool, NY (FA8217-11-C-0005, PO 0002)

June 20/11: A $16.7 million firm-fixed-price contract for the modernization of 29 AN/FPS-117 long-range radars, via the essential parts replacement program (FA8217-11-C-0005).

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